Congress Gives Themselves Another Massive Pay Perk
Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Millionaire Lawmakers!
Congress has sneakily awarded itself a $34,000 “pay raise”! This shocking revelation reveals how lawmakers, many of whom are millionaires, have exploited an internal rule change to pocket additional funds – all at the expense of hard-pressed taxpayers.The underhanded maneuver allows Congress members to dip into an optional annual subsidy for their housing and meal expenses in Washington, D.C. Over 200 lawmakers, including 113 Democrats and 104 Republicans, have already taken full advantage of this questionable perk. This audacity has cost taxpayers a staggering $1.4 million for just the first half of 2023!
The biggest offender? The dubious honor of receiving the largest share of funds goes to Rep. Matt Gaetz, who billed taxpayers nearly $17,000 from January through May for his D.C. living expenses.
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They are all pigs, piggish behavior, greedy corrupt fraudulent mediocrity at its best, we need term limits, 2 years and you are out! Make it like jury duty to serve, stop election for this service, so much corruption!
ReplyDeletei read where when the rules and laws were drawn up the leaders of the time did not expect people to live in these positions.citizens were expected to take a turn at the seats
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